Why Spending Is Back in Season in Washington
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America’s partisan divisions are so familiar it sometimes seems the fight never changes. But on the federal budget, the battlefield has been transformed. Four years ago, when budget deficits topped $1 trillion, congressional Republicans turned their midterm election triumph into a spending-cut crusade. After forcing an initial springtime deal with Democrats, House Speaker John Boehner negotiated with President Obama on a “grand bargain” resembling recommendations from a bipartisan deficit reduction commission. Those talks failed, leading to the first credit rating downgrade for the United States….Read More
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